Tanzania's petroleum and edible oil firm Mount Meru Soyco plans to build $15m edible oil plant in Kayonza district in Rwanda. The plant is expected to lower the Rwanda's reliance on oil imports. Currently, the country imports 99% of ...
Tags: petroleum and edible oil firm, edible oil plant, oil imports
The Nadun Festival is a unique folk custom in Sanchuan Region, Minhe County, Qinghai Province. It is a festival that Tu people celebrate the harvest, enjoy social activities and have fun. It is also called "Peasants' Fair" or "Harvest ...
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China's commercial inventories of oil products in 13 grain-producing provinces held by state companies Sinopec and China National Petroleum Corp. totaled 3.78 million mt as of November 25, the National Development and Reform Commission said ...
In the border region of western Yunnan, where China is linked with Myanmar by common mountains and rivers, there is a large expanse of beautiful land, Tengchong, which is known as "an emerald in the depth of great mountains." ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,18 commodities increased in prices, 26 fell and 56 remained unchanged on 20/11/2012.The largest rises were Nickel (1.57%),Silver (1.43%),Acetone (1.17%),while the largest ...
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Olam International,a Singapore-based processor of agricultural products and food ingredients,has reported that its revenues increased by 45.2%to S$4.69bn($3.82bn)for the first quarter of 2013,compared to S$3.2bn($2.6bn)for the same period ...
Tags: revenues, sales volume, continued growth
Olam International has acquired a 50%stake in Acacia Investments(AI),a business group based in the United Arab Emirates with a strong presence in edible oil refining and distribution in East Africa,for$35m. Olam managing director and Palm ...
Tags: edible oil refining, joint venture, CPO
Turkmenistan would host the second international exhibition-fair of cotton products in Sergi Kosgi exhibition palace in Ashgabat on November 24 and 25, the state agency for cotton, Turkmenpagta, has announced. The exhibition would be ...
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As an agricultural people, the Buyi worship the Land. Outside every village there is usually a Temple of the Land, inside which there are usually two stones that represent the Father Land and the Mother Land. They sacrifice a chicken or a ...
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Although cotton harvesting campaign is still in progress, over one million tons of raw cotton has already reached Turkmen procurement centres by now, Turkmen Dovlet Khabarlary, the state news service reported Turkmen Agricultural Ministry ...
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Falstaff Pear,a new variety of red pear,has won the main prize at Macfrut 2012,the international exhibition of the fruit and vegetable sector held in Cesena,Italy,from 26 to 28 September. This variety is similar in shape to the Abate ...
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US-based agricultural cooperative Ocean Spray has opened a new cranberry receiving station in Richmond, British Columbia, with an investment of $26m. The new station is six kilometers away from the erstwhile Richmond receiving station and ...
China Property & Casualty Reinsurance (CPCR) has licensed AIR Worldwide’s (AIR) suite of catastrophe models for China. CPCR deputy general manager Yuanyuan Li said, "AIR offers a full suite of models for China, including a ...
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US-based farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative Land O'Lakes has launched Saute Express Saute Starter at leading food retailers in the US. The new Saute Express Saute Starter features seasoned butter and olive oil saute starter ...
Tags: leading food retailers, farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative
Land O'Lakes, a farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative, has reported that its net earnings increased to $18m for the third quarter of 2012, compared to a loss of $30m for the same period in 2011. The company's net sales for the ...